Tickets for the first ever NASCAR race on a military base will be going on sale in just about two weeks. The race will be held at Naval Air Station North Island on Coronado in June of 2026 to celebrate the country and U.S. Navy’s 250th birthday. The race will feature all three of NASCAR’s […]
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Coronado’s Harvest Hoedown returns Oct. 10
Western dancing, pumpkin decorating and other seasonal events will once more occupy Village Elementary School this fall with the return of Coronado’s community-wide “Harvest Hoedown” celebration. Every year, the nonprofit Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) at Village Elementary School presents a family-affordable event for the entire city. According to Megan Settle West, the Village PTO yearbook […]
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Coronado to host public safety open house
Each year, Coronado is home to a dozen fire and police agencies from around San Diego County for its yearly public safety open house. This event, on Oct. 5, kicks off the start of National Fire Prevention Week. “It’s a big event,” Fire Chief Jayson Summers said, estimating around 5,000-10,000 people showed up last year. […]
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San Diego Air Pollution Control District accelerates distribution of air purifiers
The San Diego Air Pollution Control District is planning to purchase thousands of air purifiers for distribution to households impacted by poor air quality stemming from the Tijuana River wastewater crisis. During a special meeting on Sept. 11, district officials said 3,200 units of the district’s Air Improvement Relief Effort (AIRE) are anticipated by the […]
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CUSD on track to meet mandated reserves in upcoming years
Following the Coronado Unified School District board of trustees approving a lease-purchase financing agreement, Deputy Superintendent Donnie Salamanca told the board at the Sept. 11 district meeting CUSD is on schedule to become a locally funded “Basic Aid” district on or before the 2027-28 fiscal year. Salamanca said CUSD has reserve amounts through 2027 that […]
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Judge pauses California’s request to bar Trump administration’s ongoing use of National Guard troops
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge who ruled that the Trump administration broke federal law by sending National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area said on Sept. 9 he will not immediately consider a request to bar the ongoing use of 300 Guard troops. In a court order, Senior District Judge Charles Breyer […]
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San Diego County supervisors approve studies on sewage crisis impacts
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 9 unanimously approved new studies to assess public health, economic impacts and toxic gas implications from what supervisors called one of the worst environmental justice catastrophes in the country, the Tijuana River sewage crisis. On Sept. 9, all district supervisors supported County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre’s request […]
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Volunteers prep millions of meals for fellow New Yorkers on 24th anniversary of 9/11
NEW YORK (AP) — When longtime friends David Paine and Jay Winuk set out to encourage people to take part in volunteer and service projects on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, their goal was simple: to turn a day of unimaginable tragedy into a day for doing good. Now, as today marks […]
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Coronado’s guidelines on historic buildings are changing
Coronado City Council plans to vote at a future meeting on an ordinance that would revise the city’s standards and requirements for historical buildings. It’s no secret that Coronado is an island filled with old and charming homes with more character than a storybook. As of February of this year, there were over 200 homes […]
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Coronado signs labor contracts with police and fire departments
After eight months of negotiations, Coronado has struck a deal with the city’s police and fire department employees on their salaries and benefits. The Coronado Police Officers Association (CPOA) and Coronado Firefighters Association (CFA) had been talking about their potential new contract with the city since December of last year, and as of Sept. 2, […]
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Polluted Tijuana River closed Coronado beaches days after rapid treatment plant expansion
The beaches in Coronado were closed from Sept. 1 through Sept. 4, along with several South Bay shorelines near the U.S.-Mexico border due to heavy sewage flows entering the beaches from Tijuana. In an effort to protect public health, the County of San Diego issued water-contact closures for Avenida Lunar to North Beach in Coronado […]
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Federal government sues California utility, alleging equipment sparked deadly wildfires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The federal government filed two lawsuits on Sept. 4 against Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment sparked fires including January’s Eaton Fire in the Los Angeles area, which destroyed more than 9,400 structures and killed 17 people. “The lawsuits filed today allege a troubling pattern of negligence resulting in death, […]
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Districtwide robotics, computer science offerings at CUSD
The Coronado Unified School District has expanded robotics programming and plans to implement a computer science curriculum for all grade levels. Coronado Unified announced Silver Strand and Village Elementary schools will begin to incorporate computer science instruction directly into the core curriculum by the spring of 2026. These science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) efforts […]
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California energy regulators pause efforts to penalize oil companies for high profits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California energy regulators on Aug. 29 put the brakes on plans requiring oil companies to pay a penalty if their profits climb too high, a temporary win for the fossil fuel industry two years after the governor declared the state had “finally beat big oil.” The postponement by the California Energy […]
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Radiation oncologist and Navy veteran to lead new brachytherapy program at Palomar Health
For 10 years, Dr. Jon Bear flew F-18s for the U.S. Navy, including 19 combat missions in the opening days of the Iraq War. “We needed to be precise, we needed to get everything done on target and on time,” the Coronado resident said. “That precision really carried over.” Bear, who retired from the Navy […]
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Tijuana River ‘hotspot’ is the source of airborne pollutants
In a new study that tracks air pollution, researchers confirmed a definitive link between the alarming levels of toxic gas in South County and the untreated sewage and wastewater that enters the Tijuana River from Mexico. Scientists found high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide and hundreds of toxic gases in the air, originating from untreated waters […]